Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 318 · 40 questions

Writer's tip (Say the sound): Say the word aloud — does it sound like a noise? (hiss, crunch, boom). Match the sound to what makes it: a bee buzzes, a duck quacks, pakoras sizzle. Use one in a story to make a moment loud and real: Splash! Kabir fell into the pond.

1. 1.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) sizzle (b) drip (c) tick-tock
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) sizzle (b) pop (c) buzz
3. 3.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a balloon (b) a motorbike (c) a crisp papad
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) teacher (c) green
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) achoo (b) buzz (c) chirp
6. 6.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a horse (c) a steel plate falling
7. 7.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a camera (c) a bee
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) muddy (c) oink
9. 9.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) a sheep (c) pakoras in hot oil
10. 10.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a pair of scissors (c) a noisy drinker
11. 11.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a campfire (b) raindrops (c) a bee
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) roar (c) boom
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) meow (b) neigh (c) beep
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) achoo (c) room
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) dry (c) crackle
16. 16.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) the wind (b) a cow (c) a pig
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) taxis (c) street
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) hiss (c) ding-dong
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) tall (c) moo
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) snip (b) quack (c) slurp
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) moo (b) ding-dong (c) achoo
22. 22.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a horse (b) thunder (c) a sheep
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) beep (c) green
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) meow (b) beep (c) hiss
25. 25.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a motorbike (c) a snake
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) window (c) garden
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) splash (b) hiss (c) crunch
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) hoot (c) garden
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) quickly (c) window
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) happy (c) pencil
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) front (c) knock
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) window (c) chirp
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) table (c) window
34. 34.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a sneeze (b) a visitor at the door (c) a cow
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) snip (b) chirp (c) buzz
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crunch (c) crisp
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) slowly (c) teacher
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) neigh (c) stable
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) gentle (c) achoo
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) beep (b) roar (c) meow

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